Manila, July 2 -- Lead prosecutor and House Committee on Justice Chair Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro on Thursday called on Filipinos to pray as the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte nears.

"Join us as we pray for the conviction of the respondent in this impeachment trial," Luistro said.

Luistro made the appeal during a Mass for Truth, Justice and Accountability at the Chapel of the Nativity of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cubao, Quezon City, where Catholic faithful gathered to offer prayers for the House prosecution panel ahead of the July 6 start of the trial.

Thanking members of the clergy and the faithful for their prayers, Luistro asked Filipinos to stand with the prosecution until the conclusion of ...